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Africa-Press<\/a> – Zimbabwe<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>A US white former police officer convicted of murdering African-American man George Floyd (48) in Minneapolis in May 2020 has been sentenced to 22 years and six months in jail.<\/p>\n

The judge said Derek Chauvin\u2019s sentence was based on the fact that he had abused his position of trust and authority, \u201cand also the particular cruelty shown\u201d.<\/p>\n

During the sentencing hearing, Floyd\u2019s brother Terrence Floyd demanded the maximum available, a sentence of 40 years.<\/p>\n

Chauvin (45) was convicted of second-degree murder and other charges last month. During his trial, his lawyer described the killing as \u201can error made in good faith\u201d.<\/p>\n

Chauvin was also told to register as a predatory offender and was barred from owning firearms for life.<\/p>\n

He and three other former officers, J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao, are separately charged with violating George Floyd\u2019s civil rights.<\/p>\n

The three former officers were fired and arrested days after Floyd\u2019s death and are due to face trial in March 2022 on state charges that they aided and abetted second-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter of Floyd.<\/p>\n

The Floyd family and their supporters welcomed the sentence. Lawyer Ben Crump tweeted:<\/p>\n

This historic sentence brings the Floyd family and our nation one step closer to healing by delivering closure and accountability.<\/p>\n

Chauvin was captured on cellphone video kneeling on Floyd\u2019s neck for more than 9 minutes while arresting him.<\/p>\n

The murder caused global protests against racism and police brutality.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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